Urap ( Cooked Vegetables with Coconut )

Ingredients:

8 oz fresh green beans
8 oz bean sprouts
4 carrots
1 can bamboo shoots
small cabbage
1 cup fresh grated coconut
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tsp chilli sauce (sambal ulek)
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp lime juice


Directions:

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Lemper (Rice Rolls with Spicy Filling)

Ingredients :

• 500g (1lb) glutinous rice
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup thick coconut milk
• 250g (8oz) finely chopped chicken
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 curry leaves
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• ½ teaspoon dried shrimp paste (trasi)
• squeeze of lemon juice
• squares of banana leaf or aluminium foil

How To:

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Kue Lumpur (Indonesian Mud Cake)

Ingredients:

75 g margarine or butter
250 ml water
150 g flour, sifted
100 g sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
6 eggs
450 ml coconut cream
100 g raisins
100 g coconut, flesh, slivered

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Putu Ayu (Steamed Coconut Cupcakes)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tbsp green food coloring
1/3 cup desiccated coconut, soak in water to moisten
1/2 tsp salt

How to:

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Rempeyek Kacang (Javanese Peanut Chips)

Exotic snacks, that's all I can say, enjoy... :)

Ingredients:

• 150 gram rice flour
• 475 cc thin coconut milk from ¼ half aged coconut
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 Tbs. dry roasted coriander seeds
• 1level tsp. salt
• 2 lime leaves
• 300 gram peanuts, choose the dry ones
• 600 cc oil for frying

Instructions:

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Gado-gado

The famous Indonesian salad served with a rich peanut sauce.

SAUCE:
1/2 ts Galangal powder (Laos)
1 Fresh hot red or green chile, sliced
1 Clove garlic, sliced
1 tb Dark brown sugar
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Coconut milk
1/2 ts Shrimp sauce
4 tb Natural peanut butter
1 tb Tamarind liquid
1 Square inch lemon peel

VEGETABLES:

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Martabak Telor (Deep Fried Beef Rolls)

Martabak actually originates from India, but Indonesians have their own style, check it out:
Dough:
* 450g plain flour
* 175cc water
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1 tbsp frying oil

Ingredients:

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Ayam Bumbu Rujak (Mixed Spicy Chicken)

Two words : Delicious and Spicy...

Ingredients:

* 3½ lb. young chicken, cut into frying pieces
* ¼ cup sliced shallots
* 3 cloves garlic, sliced
* 2 tsp. crushed dried red hot chili
* 5 candlenut, crushed
* 1/8 tsp. turmeric

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Coto Makassar ( Makassar Traditional Beef Soup)

Ingredients:

Shallots 2
Garlic Cloves 3
Salam Leaves 3
Corriander Seeds 1/2 Tablespoon
Water 8 cup
Lemon grass 1, bruised
Lime leaves 3

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Soto Ayam (Indonesian Clear Chicken Soup)

This version of the classic Indonesian chicken soup comes from the Hyatt Regency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Found in Sunset Magazine, January 2007. In the magazine, they talk about having a no RSVP soup party which is low pressure & high commitment. You provide the soup & your guests provide the bread or drinks or nothing at all - no stress. A great way to get to know your neighbors. Serve all the garnishes on the side so that your guests may create whatever combination they like. Up to 2 days ahead, cook, cover, and chill chicken in seasoned broth.

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Terang Bulan / Martabak Manis (Sweet Martabak) (Indonesian Sweet Pancakes)

Martabak manis is a popular snack in Indonesia. In Jakarta and West Java, Indonesia, these sweet, thick pancakes are known as "martabak manis" ("sweet martabak"). Other Indonesians call the pancakes as "terang bulan" or "kue pinang bangka". These pancakes are also known as "apam balik" in Malaysia.

Usually made by street vendors in the evening, martabak manis are pan-cooked in a very large amount of shortening. A thin batter is poured into a specially shaped pan. After cooking, the pancake is ready to be topped: often with cheese, and/or shortening, and/or chocolate, and/or peanuts.

(source: http://users.tpg.com.au/stanolin/recipes/terangbulan.html)

Ingredients for wrapper:

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Ayam Masak Tauco (Chicken Cooked with Salted Yellow Beans)

Indonesians develop their Culinary Skills by embracing and combining other ethnics cooking style and ingredients. Such example is Tauco, it's a kind of salted yellow beans that originated from chinese cooking ingredient.







Ingredients:

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Sepat Banang (Fish Dish From Sumbawa)

Sumbawa is a beautiful island of Indonesia. It has unique cultures. Most of its residents are from Sasak, Bima, Sumbawa and Bali ethnic groups. But unfortunately its culinary richness is still not widely exposed even to Indonesians. So it's still a lot more to explore from this unique island that is still considered as a neighbor to Bali which most of foreigners already know.

The recipe below is taken from an Amazing book by the author that compiled many Original Indonesian Recipes, Sri Owen, in "Indonesian Regional Cooking"

Ingredients:

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Gangan (Belitung style fish soup)

This is a Belitung / Belitong Style Fish Soup. Indonesian Popular Novelist Andrea Hirata who wrote the Tetralogi, "Laskar Pelangi", "Sang Pemimpi", and "Edensor" stated the menu as one of his favorite dishes in one interview.

Honestly, this is a very unique dish for me... It has Cassava cut into pieces and added into the soup, Hm.. that's very tempting...








Ingredients:

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Tempe Bacem (Sweet Taste Tempe / Tempeh)

Ingredients:

• 7 oz Indonesian Cuisines tempeh, sliced
• 1 stem (stalk) of lemon grass, crushed/smashed flat
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 inch of fresh galanga, crushed/smashed flat
• 2 1/2 cups of tap water
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1/2 medium size red onion, chopped fine
• 1 medium size clove of garlic, crushed/smashed flat
• 1 tsp of salt
• 2 tbs of brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp of coconut powder
• 1 tsp of "sambal oelek" (coarse red chili sauce), if you like it sweet and "hot".

How to prepare them:

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Gulai Paku (Fern Tips in Coconut Milk)

Ingredients:

• Large bunch edible ferns ( or 300 g/10 oz English spinach or amaranth)
• 50 g ( 1 ½ oz) salted or smoked fish thinly sliced (or dried prawns)
• 750 ml ( 3 cups) coconut milk
• 1 stem lemongrass bottom
• 14 cm ( 5 ½ in) only bruised
• 1 turmeric leaf
• 3 kaffir lime leaves
• 2 slices asam gelugor ( dried garcina fruit)
• 125 ml ( ½ cup) thick coconut milk salt to taste.

Preparations:

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Ikan Pepes Bumbu Merah (Spicy Fish Baked In Banana Leaves)

Pepes is an Indonesian Traditional Steamed Cooking Style that's very popular around West Java (Jawa Barat). Pepes dish locks the original aroma and taste. It also help the spices to be better absorbed.

Carp fish is often used to prepare the dish, but I personally prefer Patin Fish (Silver Catfish) it's more greasy and tasteful.


Ingredients:

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Ayam Goreng Yogyakarta / Yogya / Jogja ( Yogyakarta Style Fried Chicken)og

Yogyakarta often called Jogja is one of main Indonesia Tourism Destinations. Yogyakarta has rich cultural and historical heritage. Yogyakarta once was The Capital of Mataram Kingdom.

One of the great historical and cultural heritage that remains and well preserved until now is "The Temple of Borobudur" established in the ninth century by the dinasty of Syailendra. Jogja is also famous of its beautiful tropical scenes and covered by a large areas of rice fields. So, if you plan to go on a vacation next summer, try Jogja...

 Now, let's prepare a dish from Jogja, "Ayam Goreng Yogyakarta"

Ingredients:

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Ayam Bakar Sambal Pelecing (Grilled Chicken with Pelecing Chili Sauce)

This Spicy Chicken Dish Recipe is adapted from "The Bali Cookbook: Over 100 Delicious Recipes from Bali's Most Famous Chef"








Ingredients

• 1 chicken, about 2 3/4pounds
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Salt
• 3/4 cup sambal pelecing (recipe follows)

Directions

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Otak-Otak Bandeng (Stuffed Milkfish)

Ingredients:

1 whole bandeng (milkfish) or substitute sea bass or mackerel (about 700 g)

6 tbs. grated coconut, fried in a dry pan until golden brown and pounded till fine

100 ml thick coconut milk from ¾ coconut

2 eggs, beaten

banana leaves, or substitute foil

 

Spice-paste:

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Getuk Lindri (Coconut Sweet Potato Cake)

This extraordinary potato cake is really worth trying...
The taste is sweet, thick and a little bit sticky...
Your food adventure is not complete without having this one...


Ingredients

• 2 lbs. cassava
• 200 gram granulated sugar
• ½ tsp. vanila
• 1 cup steamed fresh-grated coconut, mixed with 1 tsp. salt
• 100 cc water
• food color

Directions

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Sayur Bayam Bening (Indonesian Clear Spinach Soup)

You maybe wonder if Popeye was an Indonesian then what would he serve on his table for lunch ?

I think this recipe would be his favorite one...
Very simple yet very healthy...

Ingredients:
2 ears Corn, husked
2 tbsp Chopped onions
1 tsp Chopped garlic (optional)
1 tbsp Sugar

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Ayam Goreng Penyet (Indonesian Smashed Fried Chicken)

Please don't roll your eyes, the truth is not like what it sounds. You don't need to smash the chicken on the wall to prepare the dish :)

Ingredients:

• 6 large chicken legs or breas, deboned
  
• 2 stalks lemon grass, crushed
• 2 bay leaves (salam leaves)
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds (ketumbar)
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin (jintan manis)
• 2 tbsp thick coconut milk
• 1 tsp sugar

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Ikan Goreng Rica-Rica (Fried Mackarel in Manadonese Style Sweet And Spicy Sauce)

This dish is originated from North Sulawesi (North Celebes). The capital of the province is called Manado.

Manadonese loves spicy & hot food, if you think this dish is less spicy, try add more chillies from what have been written below.

The crispiness of the fish depends on your frying technique. Some people love eating it with crispy taste but some doesn't, so I leave it all to you...

Ingredients:

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Spicy and Sour Silver CatFish (Pindang Patin )

Patin fish (Silver Catfish) is a kind of freshwater fish that lives in river. It has a unique shape. Patin lives at the bottom of the river and starts hunting food during night.

Patin habitat is found in Riau Province, Indonesia. According to the local community, the fish used to be found only at The Indragiri River, River Siak, Sungai Kampar and Rokan River.

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Exotic Indonesian Recipe : Pepes Tahu (Steamed Tofu Wrapped in Banana Leaves)

Ingredients:

2 pieces of tofu

50 grams of teri (small dried fish),

3 cloves of garlic

3 tbsp grated young coconut

1 green tomato

5 green chilis

1 large onion

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

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Stir Fried Squid in Padang Sauce (Cumi Saus Padang)

Ingredients:

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Ikan Acar Kuning (Indonesian Yellowed Stir Fried Fish)

The picture on the left is a unique Ikan Acar Kuning Dish by Diana Novita...

Ingredients:
1 kg Carp fish or salmon.
1 cucumber cut the fruit lengthwise and small.
10 whole red chili
1/2 Bombay onion
3 cloves Garlic
1 slice Ginger
1 slice Galangal
1 slice Turmeric
4 Candlenuts

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Mie Goreng Jawa (Javanese Style Fried Noodle)

Javanese have developed their own Noodle cooking style technique. Javanese Style Fried Noodle tastes sweet and delicious. The main difference of Javanese Fried Noodle (Mie Goreng Jawa ) from Chinese Noodle dish is the introduction of Sweet Soy Sauce (Kecap Manis) during the frying process takes place. This step produces fragrant aroma and let the noodle absorbs the sweetness of the sauce down into its core.

Ingredients:

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Indonesian Hot and Sour Duck (Bebek Asam Pedas)

Ingredients:

800 gr duck, cut into 4 parts.
2 tbsp Javanese Tamarind Juice
1 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
300 ml water
½  tsp salt
2 tbsp margarine, for stir frying.







Blended Spices:

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Gordon blue

Gordon Blue



If  the country of origin, country steak in the West is made from meat that burned nearly ripe. But because most people like to eat fried Indonesia, the steak was processed without burning.

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